In Akron, Ohio

Module 1 October 10-16, 2016

Module 2 March 12-19, 2017

Online training ends July 9, 2017

Cost: $3850. 10% discount for first 5 early bird if paid in full by August 1 2016. Fee does not cover room and board or travel expenses.

In Israel

Module 1 March 23, 24, 27-29, April 2-5, 2017

Module 2  July 2017 (8 or 9 days, TBA)

Online training ends December 22, 2017

Cost: ask me.


Contact

Dror Schneider 

dror@handlebythebay.com
 

 


 

HANDLE®  Level 3 Trainings (Screener Courses)

Overview

This course is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the practice and theory of the HANDLE approach, giving you a professional certification to apply in business or in your current work.
You will be taught to use the HANDLE Screening tool with people age five and over who want to address difficulties with academic learning, socializing, behavior or attention. Building on HANDLE Levels I and II, you will further your knowledge of the processes of learning, both in yourself and others, become able to identify underlying neurodevelopmental issues that affect how we function and learn to share this understanding with other people. You will learn to devise and teach individualized programs of HANDLE Activities and make recommendations designed to help people achieve their goals with more ease and enjoyment. Completion of HANDLE Level I and II courses is a prerequisite for this course.

The course is divided into two in-class modules of seven or eight days each and a nine month module of home study/distance learning, which starts between the in-class modules and continues after them. There are also home study assignments preceding the first module. 

Prior to enrollment there is an application process and Skype/phone interview with the course instructor.

What is a Screening?

The HANDLE Screening is a brief, practical evaluation to discover neurodevelopmental obstacles that interfere with learning for people age 5 and upwards with mild to moderate difficulties. It is ideal for evaluating individuals or a group in a short period of time. By participating daily in the 10-15 minute program of HANDLE activities, the client begins a process of growth that can have beneficial effects in all areas of life.

Module 1
  • You will be screened by a HANDLE professional at the beginning of the course. This will give you both insight into your own unique functioning and a program of HANDLE Activities tailored to your own needs.
  • Learn to use the HANDLE Screening Tool and begin to interpret your findings.
  • Further explore the HANDLE model of neurodevelopmental systems and their interrelationships, to enhance your understanding of learning and what can interfere with it.
  • Deepen your experience and understanding of the HANDLE Activities you already know, learn many more Activities, and learn to vary them to meet individual needs.
  • Begin to look at the process of presenting HANDLE to others in a public setting.
Between sessions
  • Practice and refine the use of the Screening Tool.
  • Practice your own HANDLE Screening program, keeping notes and preparing to share your experiences with the class members.
  • Continue to study and understand the activities and their variations.
  • Prepare a five to ten minute section of a community presentation to present to your classmates during Module 2.
  • Participate in online 1 hour class sessions once a week.
  • Continue to explore how to make sense of the findings of a Screening. 

Module 2

  • Share your interim experiences with the Screening Tool, HANDLE Activities and your individual HANDLE program with your class members.
  • Continue to build a deeper knowledge and understanding of the HANDLE approach
  • Learn ways to present your findings to the clients and their families.
  • Learn to teach families how to recognize and address stress.
  • Explore ways to impart compensatory intervention and strategies to prevent stress.
  • Briefly look at complementary approaches as a first step in educating yourself about those that are available in your area and may be useful for the people with whom you will be working.
  • Consider ways to build your HANDLE practice or to incorporate HANDLE into your present work.
  • Present to your class a 5-10 minute segment of a community presentation.
  • Participate in three to six live Screenings in a clinical setting over a four day period.  You will work in groups of three students and a Supervisor. Participants will be working toward competence in:

Administering the HANDLE Screening Tool in a flexible, non-judgmental way

Analyzing the findings

Developing an individualized program of HANDLE activities

Presenting the findings and teaching the client his or her program using Gentle Enhancement®

Teaching the client to recognize his or her own signs of stress

Suggesting compensatory measures and strategies to relieve stress  

Home Study and Distance Learning

Following Module 2 each student will have six months to complete an assignment known as the Interactive Learning Tool, which is essentially a written dialogue with an Instructor split into thirteen sections in which you demonstrate your understanding and ability to explain HANDLE principles in a clear and understandable manner.

 In these final six months you are also required to perform three full HANDLE Screenings which are written and submitted to the Instructor. This will also involve a written dialogue with an Instructor or Teaching Assistant.

The class will continue the weekly 1-hour meetings. Expect to attend occasional online seminars and also have occasional individual supervision sessions online with an Instructor or Teaching Assistant to support you in the home study process.

Certification

Completion of the course is based on competency. If a student is not able to demonstrate competency during the course, arrangements will be made to complete requirements. Depending on the level of extra attention needed, this may incur extra costs.

Successful completion of the entire course, 100% attendance, take-home exam (Interactive Learning Tool), homework, skills acquisition, Activity analysis, affiliation1 with The HANDLE Institute and an exit interview will qualify you for certification as a HANDLE Screener.

1 Upon being accepted into the Screener Course and attending your first day of class, you will automatically become a HANDLE Affiliate, all fees paid for the remainder of the first fiscal year ending March 31.  After that, you will be asked to complete a short renewal form online and pay the Affiliate fee commiserate with your level of training/certification ($60 as a Student, $100 as a Screener).